Get a local business phone number in Moncks Corner, SC
Moncks Corner's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Moncks Corner number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 843 / 854
- Exchanges
- 18NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 7
- Population
- 18,359Census 2024 est.
Moncks Corner area codes
Moncks Corner town is a Census place in Berkeley County, South Carolina, with an estimated 18,359 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 18 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 843 has the most (13, 72%). 843 is part of an overlay with 854, so a new local number in Moncks Corner may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Moncks Corner is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 843 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Who holds Moncks Corner phone exchanges
7 carriers hold the 18 exchanges assigned to Moncks Corner's rate center. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - SC has the most, with 5. 14 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Moncks Corner can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - SC | 5 | 28% |
| Home Telephone ILEC, LLC | 4 | 22% |
| Suncom d/b/a T-mobile USA | 3 | 17% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 3 | 17% |
| South Carolina Net, INC. - SC | 1 | 5.6% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 5.6% |
| Ton80 Communications, LLC | 1 | 5.6% |
Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.
Moncks Corner phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Moncks Corner's rate center (MONCKS COR). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 6 of the 18 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 843 | 291, 312, 482, 499, 704, 719, 761, 809, 826, 899, 925, 934, 964 |
| 854 | 206, 219, 256, 295, 832 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Moncks Corner's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Moncks Corner's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 29% |
| 2010s | 4 | 29% |
| 2020s | 6 | 43% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Moncks Corner
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Moncks Corner that is MONCKS COR, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Moncks Corner.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 843 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Businesses around Moncks Corner
Moncks Corner is part of the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area, home to 870,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 22,892 business establishments in the Charleston, SC metro area in 2023, employing 321,692 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (3,015), retail trade (2,964), and construction (2,367).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 879 | 21,033 | 23.9 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 832 | 1,537 | 1.8 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 669 | 13,541 | 20.2 |
| Law offices | 624 | 4,795 | 7.7 |
| Physician practices | 577 | 7,795 | 13.5 |
| Residential remodelers | 374 | 1,494 | 4.0 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 345 | 2,083 | 6.0 |
| Dental offices | 338 | 2,751 | 8.1 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Moncks Corner business line
For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.
Porting a number you already use in Moncks Corner is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.
AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.
A 14-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Charleston, SC metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $420.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $349.30. Callata comes to $279.00 a month for 14 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $279.00 | $3,348.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $266.00 | $3,192.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $322.00 | $3,864.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $349.30 | $4,191.60 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $378.00 | $4,536.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $420.00 | $5,040.00 |
Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Moncks Corner, SC?
Moncks Corner has exchanges in 843 and 854; 843 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Moncks Corner?
7, holding 18 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Moncks Corner business number?
Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.
How much is a business phone line in Moncks Corner?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 14 users come to $279.00 a month. For comparison, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $420.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).